>> straight ahead, a big day for maryland governor martin o'malley, a number of bills into law including a repeal of the death penalty. good morning, washington. it is thursday, may 2. i am scott thuman. >> i am cynne simpson. we want to get to meteorologist jacqui jeras. yesterday was beautiful. >> repeat today. we will have three days. temperatures are in the 40's and '50's. 52 and reagan national, 43 in gaithersburg, 41 in frederick right now. for today we are loving the sunshine. we have more of that today. we might have partly cloudy conditions this morning, then ample sunshine this afternoon. temperatures still near the average, around 70 degrees. and it will be quiet all the way

through the weekend. for more details on that and when we will see some changes, that's coming up. >> it could not last forever. thank you. we're following breaking news coming from alexandria. dominion power is trying to figure out what caused an outage that left hundreds in the dark. >> brianne carter and has more on that situation. >we will get back to her. a former culpeper police officer convicted in the shooting death of an unarmed woman is set to learn his fate. daniel harmon-wright was found guilty in january of voluntary manslaughter and other charges if in the february 2012 death of patricia cook. jurors recommended three years in jail. sentencing was delayed after his lawyer filed a motion arguing for the verdict be overturned. a pretrial hearing will be held today for a leesburg woman

accused of murdering her husband, who was a pastor. he was found dead in the couple's home in march. policeing day juan -- hwang confessed to killing her husband. >> governor martin o'malley will sign legislation allowing a repeal of the death penalty. and a bill that makes it a crime to use of social networking .ites to threaten a child and to create a work group to investigate cancer clusters in maryland. a well-to-do fairfax county neighborhood is at the center of a human trafficking investigation. >> two women from the philippines were rescued from the home in mclean on tuesday.. the woman told authorities they were held against their will spirit the kingdom of saudi

arabia owns the house. just ats are more than little stunned by what happened. >> things like this don't happen in mclean. i'm just surprised and i feel so bad for those women if the story is true. it's awful. >> no one at a home could comment on the in the allegations. investigators say no charges have been filed so far. >> later today, president obama goes to mexico for a three day trip that includes a stop in coaster rica. the president will highlight immigration reform moving through congress and will try to strengthen economic relations between the u.s. and mexico. was the second-largest export market for u.s. goods in 2011. the pew research center reports more than half the immigrants in the u.s. illegally are for mexico. >> vice president joe biden will meet with law-enforcement officials at the white house today to discuss gun safety. democratic senator joe manchin

of west virginia is reintroducing a bill requiring background checks for gun buyers at gun shows and online. he sponsored a previous version of the bill which failed in the senate last mount. thelooking at business news, ending meansoughs mean your delays for travelers. >> and linda bell joins us from bloomberg headquarters with that and more. good thursday morning. >> president obama began experiencing the effects of the sequester yesterday. the first wave of white house furloughs did tin-tin. jay carney says all the non commission staff will miss one workday unpaid. commissioned officers will have to take a pay cut. jay carney says the spending cuts affects each and every one

of the white house employees. ending the furloughs of air traffic controllers, it takes $250 million away from funding for airport construction projects. that includes work for safety improvements and pavement repairs. shows unemployment fraud costs the government $3.3 billion in 2011. this comes as money was paid to people no longer alive or even in jail. in large share went to people who are not unemployed. justin timberlake brought sexy save but not even he can but light platinum. -- justin timberlake brought sexy back. more in the next hour. >> we will see you then. it is 50 degrees. back to the breaking news out of alexandria.

>> dominion power is looking into what caused an outage that left hundreds of customers in the dark over night. brianne carter if it is live in alexandria with more. >> i'm at north patrick street. this is an area that is in the dark. the lights are out in the intersection. they are telling people to treat these as a four-way stop. there are a number of lights along north patrick that are out. crews are trying to get the power back on. we know that at the height of all this there were 2000 people without power. that's now down to 780. crews are trying to work to get as many people be routed while they figure out what caused this. there were initial reports that there was perhaps a transformer that might blown overnight, but virginia dominion says it cannot confirm whether that happens. they are confirming they're working to get people back on line.

some of the problem is some of these are underground lines, so that could take a little while longer. into old townded alexandria, towards the city, along north patrick street, you'll notice a lot of lights out. you are advised to treat them as a four-way stop while they remain in the dark. brianne carter, abc 7. >> 4:37, 49 degrees. >> still to come, more arrests in connection with the boston terror attacks. why three college friends of one of the suspects are now in jail. >> ♪ >> one half of a rap group from the 1990's has passed away. chris

>> thursday morning. happy days are here again. >> hard to complain about the weather. >> absolutely. i went for a bike ride yesterday and played outside with the kids. >> but i was outside last night. hopefully, you had a chance to enjoy it as well. if not, we have several more days. like days 52 degrees is our temperature at reagan national this morning.

a lot of us are in the upper 40's. it is a little cool to start. looking at a satellite picture, over the delmarva and pushing into southern maryland it's a little cloudy. to the south of d.c., partly cloudy. nothing to be concerned about. we expect mostly sunny conditions throughout the day. your forecast of 55 degrees and partly cloudy 9:00, 66 and mostly sunny at noon. by 5:00 this evening, mostly sunny and miles, 71 degrees. another outdoor kind of day. thisstly sunny and mild saving. >> let's go to amanda meadows for traffic. >> thank you. dry roads mean quite the conditions -- whiteout conditions. we do have construction coming

into annapolis along the bay bridge. we're monitoring that. that has cleared out. so that's good news if you're headed across the bay bridge toward annapolis. 95, looking at the roadway that has had problems the past few mornings. from moving smoothly stafford this morning and towards the beltway. 95 northbound and southbound, light to moderate traffic. 14th street bridge, absolutely beautiful conditions. no volume coming into the city along 395 northbound and merging onto the 14th street bridge. another update coming up and 10 minutes from the wtop traffic center. back to you. >> thank you. 2, 50 degrees. capitals fans, rocking the red. a preview of tonight'

>> a member of the 1990's rap group called kris kross has died. chris kelly was pronounced dead wednesday evening at an atlanta hospital. an official cause of death is pending an autopsy. it is expected to be a drug overdose. they were known for hits

including "jump." another funeral will be held today at the grand old opry for country music legend george jones. the 81-year-old singer died a week ago after he was admitted to the hospital for blood pressure and seizure. today's guests include laura bush and kenny chesney. alan jackson and brad paisley are scheduled to perform. >> three college friends of the surviving boston marathon bombing suspect have been charged in connection with the case. the three removed a bag from his dorm room three days after the attack. authorities say the bag contain fireworks and gunpowder. tsarnaev told two of his friends that he learned how to make a bomb. with a on your side

setback in efforts to lower the age to purchase the morning- after pill and to make it available over-the-counter. they will appeal a judge's ruling. attorneys argue the judge overstepped his authority and say that his decision should be suspended during the appeal process. >> d.c. mayor vincent gray will introduce legislation today that will allow undocumented residents in the district to get driver's licenses and i.d. cards. >> the bill would become law after a 30 day congressional review. maryland and three other states forw residents to apply driver's licenses. local drivers say it would improve public safety. a man is in custody in connection with wednesday's deadly shooting in trinidad neighborhood of northeast d.c. at 8:00 a.m. he was taken to the hospital, where he died. a second man was wounded. kenneth brown is charged with

second-degree murder while armed and was arrested. >> a may day protest near the white house turned violent. about 100 people marched near lafayette square in an expression of international solidarity. the protesters were arrested after attacking an officer. another demonstrator and threw a bag of human waste at the other officers. the officers only suffered minor injuries. >> be careful. >> a may day protest in seattle also turned violent. police used pepper spray to disperse rioting demonstrators who started throwing rocks and other items at them. to the fever coming verizon center tonight. >> the capitals will host the new york rangers. tim brant has a preview >> . it's about to be fingernail biting time in hockey. the capitol start their playoff

run tonight against the new york rangers. the capitals will be facing one of the top goalies. lundquist is capable of stealing a series. when you talk to the capitals players, they say that you cannot think that way. >> you just after do what you are supposed to do and focus on our team. we will have to stick together. >> game 1 between the capitals and rangers in a phone booth. have a great day. >> thanks so much. in the event of a playoff game is still in progress at night, metro rail normally closes at midnight, it will provide an additional hour service from dallas place, from a judiciary square, and for metro center. entrances to all the other metro

stations will close after normal time, but customers will be able to still exit at all the stations. extended service responded to an agreement with the verizon center. >> time to get to the good news. every time we talked to jacqui jeras now, nothing but great things. >> good morning. >> everybody likes me this week, so that puts me in a good mood. the sunshine puts me in a good mood as well. things are little chilly in a few spots. 37 degrees in frederick, 41 in gaithersburg, 43 at dulles. at reagan national, 52 degrees. you definitely need a sweater this morning. this afternoon you won't need it. it's the in between temperature where you sort of want a jacket and you sort of don't. some clouds pushing in from our south. overall, we are dominated by high pressure to our north that has been sitting there all week long. thesystem we are seeing in

midwest will bring snow to parts of minnesota and iowa, but it will take its time getting here. that likely will not happen until late in the week. we will reap the benefits of a high-pressure system setting up shop. that will keep us smile and with sunshine. partly cloudy today, 72. mostly clear tonight, 42 degrees. we will be flirting with 70 degrees all, your seven-day forecast. we will see sunshine more than anything else. cloudy here and they're especially friday. and again on monday. no rain until tuesday and wednesday. >> . a smooth commute over the next few days as well. >> that would be good. >> let's check in with amanda meadows to see how the commute is starting.. >> starting out pretty good so far this morning. we do have a delay free conditions on all the major roads.

a little construction on new york avenue could slow down. this is only headed outbound at florida avenue. getting reports that the two right lanes are closed. so please use caution. however, in bound lanes are open. so that's the good news. currenthave a look at conditions on the woodrow wilson bridge. looks like a little volume along the outer loop, but barely. both directions looking fine. but you do have lights out in alexandria along the george washington parkway, so that may slow you down. you definitely need to make sure you treat those as a four-way stop if you have to go through alexandria this morning. back with another look at your morning commute in 10 minutes. from the wtop traffic center. back to you. >> thank you.

3, 49 degrees. >> coming up, how you can attend a book signing for first lady michelle obama.

quick several events are being held to mark the national day of prayer. it's the first thursday in may. they invite people from all

faiths to pray for the nation. it was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of the u.s. congress and signed into law by president truman. >> first lady michelle obama will sign copies of her book "american grown" at the politics and prose bookstore in northwest d.c. on tuesday. >> you will need a wrist band to get inside. those are being given out on a first-come first-served basis beginning today at 9:00 a.m. you have to purchase a copy of the book to get the wristband. it's limited to one per customer. you must complete the security screening form in person as well. after an all new episode of scandal tonight, we are showing behind-the-scenes action from the hit abc show. >> a lot of people talking about the chemistry between the characters. itight at 11:00, i will show to you in action and a look at the unprecedented tv romance where viewers are rooting for

the mistress over the life. what that at 10:00. an abc news at 11:00. >> looking forward to it. it's 49 degrees. >> much more to come. collins,ls it on jason making history as the first openly gay active at pro athlete in a major american sport. who is

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